H. Res. 429 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 4, 2013. 

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 3309) to amend title 35, United States Code, and the 

Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and 

technical corrections, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate 

shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 

the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature 

of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider 

as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 

five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
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consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113–28. That 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 

as read. All points of order against that amendment in the 

nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 

may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

All points of order against such amendments are waived. At 

the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 

adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 

original text. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 
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SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1105) to amend 

the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide a registration 

exemption for private equity fund advisers, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113–29 shall be 

considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, 

as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening 

motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Financial Services; (2) the further amendment 

printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative 

Carolyn Maloney of New York or her designee, which shall 

be in order without intervention of any point of order, shall 

be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 

minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
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sion of the question; and (3) one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.